Three Weeks, Two Marathons, One Chronic Illness

Boston Application

Today, I received my official Boston Marathon registration form from the BAA. It’s really cool, as it comes from the Boston Mayor’s office. There are some cool things about the registration.

First, it’s an invitation to participate. I realize that I didn’t qualify, and that I never could if I had to, but still, it’s an invitation. The field is limited to 25,000 runners. That’s right, 25 Grand. That’s a heck of a lot of people. I wonder how in the world Hopkinton handles that many people in a small town.

The application also states that numbers are assigned based on the date their application is received. I’m hoping that Amye gets her application in soon so we get into the same corral. If not, I guess we’ll just start in the 10:30 corral together. The application also states that they suggest that all invitational entries be returned as soon as possible. I guess there is a possibility of it filling up before we can get in. So, I’ll have to return it soon. I’ll probably mail it on Thursday.

The application also comes with a compliments card from the Mayor of Boston, Mayor Thomas M. Menino. Pretty cool.

The only unexpected item was that I still have to pay the $200 registration fee. For the Pig, it’s only $75 and I don’t have to pay it. The CFF pays it. Oh, well, I guess I’ll just add that to my expenses for the marathon. Since I’m paying them, I guess it doesn’t really matter.

On the fund raising front, I’m up to $510 for the MGH fund and about $255 for CFF. My MGH fund more than doubled today, let’s hope that continues. However, I’m still in need of donations. If you’d like to sponsor me, please click one of the buttons below.